Sectional partition or panel structure



May 29, 1928. v 1,671,560

F. B. WHEAT v SECTIONAL PARTITION 0R PANEL STRUCTURE Filed Aug. 1, 19272 Sheets-sheet 1 I W a Patented May 29, 1928 I r Unitas star-as nR n,B.WHEAT, on nos .enennns, camronmn.

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Application 'filed 'Angust 1 1327 Ser1fa1 I'm- 09,9775 I provide asectional partition wherein means are provided for hol'ding'the panelsor par-- tition sections in 'alinement preparatory to thepilastersbeingplaced against and'locked .tof said sections. In so "far as" the}mainprovement on applicantsprior Patents No. 1,626,259, granted ,April-2,c',19 .7,;

In that patentfit'- Wasfsought, to provide} c means which bothlocked thepilasters to'thesections as well as the'sections to each otherthoselocking meanswit-h additional means;

' for' holding the sectionsi in alinement with as c place.

. invention.

. each other preparatory to the pilaste'rsgbeing locked in placeagainst:the sections.

In theaccompanying drawing- Figur 1 is an elevational view, partly insection; of a. partitionembodying the present ig. 2 is a verticalsectional viewthrough the partition showing the pi'lasters locked inFig. 3 is" horizontal, sectional View through a portion" only of apartition illustrating the meeting edges} of two partition sections withpilasters locked in position over the joint betweenthe same. 1 I

ig; 4 is a side elevation of aip ortion of. one of the sections. i Figs.5 andfi are detail views otrthe look ing element adapted to beca'rriedfby the panel sections. 7

'The'partition may, of course, be of any, desired length, but v in thepresent'instance, it is only necessary, todescribe two'juxtaposedsections in order-to fully disclose the invention. In the accompanyingdrawings V the joint formed betweenthe meeting edges pilaster l1 on theopposite side; I "lhe lock-J oftWo-juxtaposed sections 10 is adapted tobe concealed by a pilasterrll overlying the joint at one side of thepartition and by, the

'ing mea'ns for sec n rin'g'thepilasterstozthe' two sections IO-are alsoutilized for loc'kfl mg the two partition sections themselves"(together. 'In the present instance, Hthis-isctr" accomplished by havinglocking elementssecured to the meeting edges'of each'parti-- tionsectionYlO adapted to project into; re.- 'cessed portions inthepilastersand there fie,

interlock with locking elements on] said pila'sters whereby theinterlocked locking elements on the'sections and pilasters'*-fir m1ysecure the pilas'te'rs to the sections, and" those portions ofthelocking elements 'on" the sections';which project into the recessed?portions of the p'ilasters serve to 'prevent.

each other."

' ments on t'heedges ofthe sections 'l0consistfi of afplate '12 secured"to the sectiorisjlO, said plates being formed with hook members. 13serving "as latches adapted to engagefbe-y hind locking plates-14' .onthe pila stersythe l pilasters being. recessed. adjacent each inter- I,I I. movementof the two'sectionss lOaway-fromtenance ofthe panelsect1ons'inal1nement'1s Y r concerned, *thepresent nvention is animlockingfplate so asto-pe'rmit the fhookpo'rtions 13 of the plates 12to enga-ge behind said Ioc'kingpIatesMe lVhen -thepa-rti-tion is bei'ngassembled the two sections-10am") properly" placed together and a Ipilaster, is

then positioned ove'r'the joint 'forme'dat the is" then placed againstthe opp osite sideof meeting edges of said sections; so that the hookmembers 13: of plates 12 engage fbehind the locking'plates 14 on said'pilfa-sten Assuming the pilaster fll shown in 1* ig.'-2-to be thefirst-one to be assembled, pilaster lli. I

the partition with its locking plate's; 14

slightly above "the" protrudin'g rhook menihers 13. The pila'ster isthen lowered'so that 7 said hook rinembersengagebehind the" looking-plates'l thereon; "In this way' thetwo pilasters are firmlylocked tothe *partitionf section and by reason of. the protruding hooked ends 13of members 12 projecting iii;

to the recessed portions of the pilast'ers thepartitioncsectionsthemselves Will also; be firmly locked together. Inthis connectiongi-t will be understood that eachof the meeting edges ofthe 't o-panelsections carry s'imilar locking members 12, the members-ononesec-e tion being positioned inter-mediate the mem bers 12 onthe'othersection vertically of the joint formed by the two sections; In otherwords, alternate locking members 112 are on:

the edge of one section '10 and the other alternate locking members "12a're' onH-the;

edge of the other section 10, the total num ber oflocking members on thetwo sections corresponding to the number of locking plates 14 ononepilaster. 4

It will be understood,

be used for counter-fronts or for panel wainscoting or in other similarinstances where 'a pilaster is used onlyon one side.

Where such use is made of the invention the locking'plate 1a" is screwedor attachedto v the concealed face of each two juxtaposed panel sectionsso as, to engage the hook members13 at one'end of the locking members12' carried by said panel sections.

In either instancethe'pilaster or pilasters will be securely locked inplace and by a 1 reason of the fact that each of the two meet ing edgescarry locking members 12, the

sections themeselves will be firmly locked together. Other; advantagesconsist in the lower (costs of production otthelocking 'elementsand notonly are such locking ele-.'

ments of plain and strong construction but they are also so arranged onthe panel or partition sections and on the pilasters that they cannotveryeasilygbe damaged prior; to assembly, v 3

[After the two panel sections have been; lined :up with one another andbefore the pilastersis attached, it is, of course, desirablefl that theyremain in .alinement until lockedcin place by the pilaster. I This maybeaccomplished by means of metal clips engagingin recesses 15 in theside faces of each two juxtaposed panels." Such clips need a not be"formed separately from the vided with offset portions 16 whoseextremition. In this way the same ,plate 12 has three functions, i. e.,it, vcooperates with plate 14a) loci; the pilaster, to the sections; itcooperates with recesses in. the pilasters to lock the sectionstogether;and it'coop erates with the recesses in the panels to' holdvthelatterinfalinement with one another until the pilasters are lockedin place.

The particular formof plate 12 illustrated vmay, of course, be variedand the same re- .sults obtained and for this" reason the followingclaims are not to belimited to any 7 specific form of plate except wherelimitations are expressly recited.

{I claim a 1 A sectional partition or panel structure comprising :twojuxtaposed sections, a pilaster separable from the sections, andoverlying the joint between the same,ineans for securing said pilaster.to the sections, and

' of course, that the present invention is also adapted for use inpanels as well as in partitions, It can also same 2. A sectionalpartition orpanelstructure comprising two juxtaposed sections, apisecuringsaid plaster to the sections, means for locking said twosections together, and means tor-holdlng said sections inalinementagainst said sections.

" means for holding said sections in alinement preparatory to placementof the pilaster against said sections.

'laster separable from the sections, and overlying the joint betweenthesame, means for 3. A sectional partition or planelstructure comprisingtwo juxtaposed sections, 7 a ..pi

laster separable from thesections, and overlying the jointbetween thesame, and means for securing saidipilaster to said sections,

said means'havingformed integrally there- 7 with additional means foralining saidsecv *tions preparatory. to placement. of'the pilasteragainst the sections 4. A sectional partition or, panel structurecomprising two juxtaposed esections, ajpi-j lasterseparable from thesections and over lyingthe joint between the; same at eachlW side oi thepartition, and means for $60111: 7 mg said p lasters to the sections,said means serving as a lockfor. securing said two 1 sections togetherand for holding the sections in aline'inent with each other preparatory.

to placement of the .pilas'te rs against the 5. A sectional partition orpanel structure comprising two juxtaposed sections, a pilaster separablefrom thesections and overlying the jointbetween thesame at oppositesides of the partition, andfcooperatinglocking elements on saidpilasters and sections Y for locking tliepilasters to the sections, the

locking elements on one of said, members constituting means forholding'the sections invalinement preparatory to placement of thepilasters against' the sections;

6.7 A sectional partition'or panel structure comprising two juxtaposedsections, a 'pi laster separablefromth'esections and over? -lying thejoint between the'flsame, catches on said, ,pilaster and'cooperatinglatches on said sections for locking the pilaster to said rsections, said latches having means formedjuxtaposed sections inalinement.

. 7. Agsectionalpartition or panel laster separable from the sectionsand over-' lying the joint between the same, catches on saidpilaster,cooperating latches on said sections for locking said pilaster to thesections, andmeans for holding the sections in alinement" preparatory toplacement of the pilaster against said sections v I V structurecomprising two uxtaposed sections, a. 131-:

8. A sectionalpartition orpanelstructure comprising two juxtaposedsectionsja pi V laster separable from'the' sections and over-g lying thejoint between the same," metallic 75' preparatory to placement of thepilaster I 115 integrally therewith for holding :the two. i

plates constitutingcatches on said pilaster,

the sections for holding said sections in alin'ement during placement ofthe pilaster against the sections.

9. A sectional partition or panel structure comprising two uxtaposedsectlons, a sepapilaster, and locking elements formed integrally withsaid clipsand engaging the 10. A sectionalvpartition or panel structure1 comprising two juxtaposed sections .each

having recesses inits opposite-faces, a pilaster separable from thesections and'overlying i l v V the joint between the same; cooperatinglocking elements on the sections- "and pila'ster 5 for-locking thepilasterfi to the sections, and

means on the locking. elements on saidsections for engaging in recessesin both sec;

tions and holding said sections-in alinement. 11. A sectional partitionor panel structure comprising two juxtaposed sections each rablepilaster'overlying the joint'between the V same, clips each engagingboth of said secv 'tions and holding the same in alinement with oneanother,-locking elements on thehaving recesses in its'op posite faces,a'separable pilaster overlying the joint between the c I two sections,a'plate on each section, lock- 5 ing elements onj-the pilaster,projections on theplate's engageable with said lockingelements forsecuring the pilaster to the sece tions, and projections on said platesengageable in the recesses in the sections for holding the/latter inalinement.

' FRANK WHEAT; Y

